Cold war? Why are fridges being hacked and what could be next? - The Latest

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Today in Focus

2026-11-04

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Supermarket fridges and freezers in several European countries have malfunctioned after a reported cyber-attack, with their thermostats remotely cranked up. It is unclear who is behind the latest apparent attack but the EU has condemned what it said was ‘a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply’. It comes as the UK’s cybersecurity body warns AI-powered malicious software is ‘highly likely’ to be used in hacking attacks against the UK’s power stations, airports and hospitals by 2028. Lucy Hough speaks to global tech reporter Aisha Down – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Anything, a power station, an airport, a water treatment facility, any of them could really be vulnerable.

  • Cyber threats are very much a part of modern war.

  • The hackers, they'd want kind of the maximal payoff, the maximal psychological scare.

  • From the Guardians today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

  • So this is a bit of a curious one.

  • Thousands of fridges and freezers in supermarkets have been meddled with.

  • They've been hacked, causing millions of pounds of damage and a lot of spoilt milk or spoilt dairy products.

  • Aisha Down, you're our global technology reporter.

  • First of all, how do you hack a fridge?

  • So I know it seems random, but actually...

  • It's sort of the traditional playbook for cyber hackers.